Yokai

Named after the Japanese word for mysterious, ghostly, ghoulish apparitions, Yokai is indeed a monster. That being said; however, not all monsters are monstrous. In fact, as is the case with Yokai, some monsters are kind, often misunderstood creatures. More creature comfort than creature feature.

With broad letterforms making up the teeth and claws of this bizarre beast, Yokai is an extended grotesque font that, although grotesque by definition, is not grotesque in its character. Short and squat, Yokai’s semi-fixed width and low x-height make for a mythical mixture, both brutalist and futuristic, outfitted with numerous discretionary ligatures and mirrored uppercase alternates.